Panopticon

Hey guys, haven't posted here in a while so I decided to start up a new thread with some before and after shots of a Berlina Ap1 that myself and a fellow member (bwheels02) restored.

We started the car at around 8 and finished at around 4.

Products used:
Flex DA
PC 7424
LC Orange, Yellow, White and Blue pads
Meg's NXT Car Soap
Optimum QD
Ricardo Clay
Z*mol Gel Wheel Cleaner
3D products APC
3D products dressing
303 on the interior and soft top
Stoners tire dressing
Optimum Polish 2
3D products ultimate compound
Collinite detergent proof wax

Before:




50/50


During


Final wipe down and afters:





C&C always welcome!

wanabe

nice job!

and those were some nasty swirls... looks like the owner used sandpaper to dry the car with!

Panopticon

Actually, the current owner is pretty good with caring for the car, however, the previous owner wasn't.

The paint was in pretty nasty shape.

slanguage

nice work.

what are your thoughts on the 3D products. been interested in trying a couple.

MuttGrunt

nice turn around! from dull and boring to wet-looking attention getter, and its always nice to have help when working on a car. just having someone to talk to makes it that much better.

Panopticon

3D products are just OK. Not amazing, yet at the same time not bad.

The polish requires a learning curve...

It's extremely similar to 3M polishes but with a little more cut and it breaks down much quicker. The only reason that I use it is because it's pretty affordable and is readily available as one of their stores is a few miles down from my office.

Thanks for the kind words guys

bwheels02

I agree! Having 2 people is better in many ways. I felt good afterward knowing that another s2000 enthusiast was pleased with the work we did. Looks as I like to say FRESH.

krshultz

Great recovery!